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11. Repeal, Don’t Replace, the AUMF

Author:
Gene Healy
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
For the past 17 years, presidents have used the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) as a blank check to wage war whenever and wherever they please. Congress is now debating several replacement AUMFs—but these, too, pose the danger of granting the president far broader war powers than the Constitution envisioned. At a Capitol Hill Briefing, Cato’s GENE HEALY and JOHNGLASER made the case for repealing, rather than replacing, the AUMF.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
America

12. Why Americans pay too much for health care

Author:
Institute CATO
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
Why do we pay $600 for EpiPens, a long-existing piece of technology that contains just a dollar’s worth of medicine? Why do hospitalized patients so frequently receive bills laden with inflated charges that come out of the blue from out-ofnetwork providers or that demand payment for services that weren’t delivered?
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
America

13. Checkpoint America

Author:
Institute Cato
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
In April, Cato’s Patrick Eddington introduced his new online initiative Checkpoint America: Monitoring the Constitution-Free Zone.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
America

14. Cato Educates Capitol Hill

Author:
Cato Institute
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
Congressional staff members play a vital role in shaping policy—they make decisions on which issues their bosses prioritize, which arguments the representatives and senators hear, and what language makes it into legislation. Cato’s popular Capitol Hill Briefings offer these staff members timely briefings on the most pressing issues facing their offices. At these events, Cato scholars and other experts update the staff on their latest scholarship and policy recommendations, critique current or upcoming legislation, and answer staffers’ questions.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
America

15. Your Uber Ambulance Has Arrived

Author:
Institute Cato
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
Ambulances are notoriously expensive—one ride may cost more than $1,000, and insurance companies frequently refuse to cover them. In the past, patients had few alternatives to get themselves to the hospital—but in “Does Ride-Sharing Substitute for Ambulances?” (Research Briefs in Economic Policy no. 114), Leon S. Moskatel of Scripps Mercy Hospital and David J. G. Slusky of the University of Kansas demonstrate how the age of Uber and Lyft is changing that and is reducing expensive and unnecessary ambulance trips.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
America

16. Indispensable Remedy: The Broad Scope of the Constitution’s Impeachment Power

Author:
Gene Healy
Publication Date:
09-2018
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
Presidential impeachments are vanishingly rare in American constitutional history: in the 230 years since ratification, only three presidents have faced serious attempts to remove them from office. And yet, as President Donald J. Trump’s tumultuous tenure continues, it seems increasingly plausible that we’ll see a fourth.
Topic:
International Affairs, Democracy, and Constitution
Political Geography:
America

17. U.S. Citizens Targeted by ICE: U.S. Citizens Targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas

Author:
David Bier
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Research Paper
Institution:
The Cato Institute
Abstract:
Texas law SB 4 imposes jail time on local police who fail to detain anyone whom federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests. Data from Travis County, Texas, show that ICE targets large numbers of U.S. citizens. From October 2005 to August 2017, 814 targets of ICE detainers in Travis County-3.3 percent of all requests-claimed U.S. citizenship and presented officers with a Social Security number (SSN). ICE subsequently canceled or declined to execute about a quarter of those detainer requests. Based on statements from ICE officials, the best explanation for not executing these detainers is that ICE targeted at least 228 U.S. citizens in the county before canceling or declining to execute those detainers. SB 4 will likely increase the detention of U.S. citizens for supposed violations of immigration law by preventing local police from releasing them.
Topic:
International Affairs and Immigration
Political Geography:
America

18. The Effects of Carbon Tax Policies on the US Economy and the Welfare of Households

Author:
John Diamond and George Zodrow
Publication Date:
07-2018
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP), Columbia University
Abstract:
The potential for utilizing a federal carbon tax to address the risks of climate change has been discussed in U.S. policy debates on both sides of the aisle. Under a carbon tax, consumers and producers would account for the costs of climate change in their decision making. The policy would reduce greenhouse gas emissions without sacrificing the efficiency of private markets.
Topic:
Energy Policy, International Affairs, and Domestic Politics
Political Geography:
America

19. The United States braces itself for the midterm elections: Is there a foreign-policy dimension?

Author:
Ville Sinkkonen
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Abstract:
Foreign policy rarely plays a decisive role in congressional elections in the US. However, President Trump’s tendency to mix foreign policy into the domestic debate might increase its salience. Electoral success for the Democrats could both constrain and embolden the president’s international conduct.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
America

20. The sustainability of the questionable US presidency: The Trump era might last longer than expected

Author:
Mika Aaltola
Publication Date:
08-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Abstract:
The 2020 US presidential election could be a close call with a narrow margin of victory. Many key factors underlying Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral success are still active and might suffice to win over a very polarized electorate in an extremely ugly election.
Topic:
International Affairs and Democracy
Political Geography:
America